Chapter 18: The order for reciting the psalms (paragraph 3)
These same psalms are repeated daily until Sunday and the identical arrangement of hymns, lessons and verses is retained everyday. (From para. 3 of Ch. 18 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
It seems to me that a spirit of fidelity to practice pervades Benedict's sense of order -- just as it pervades the tradition of the mantra as taught by John Main.
October 24
ReplyDeleteCompline is a steady prayer anchor bringing the day to a close along with meditation. Using the time just after the beginning antiphon for an examination of conscience helps me to bring closure before sleep with a look in depth at where I met God during my day and did I listen to what I was hearing with the heart, and was I truly grateful. Coming to the end of the day with the practice of meditation and Compline, night prayer, takes the guess work out of this special time, of quiet, before sleep. For me it helps with my rest, resting in God.
October 24
ReplyDeleteCompline is a steady prayer anchor bringing the day to a close along with meditation. Using the time just after the beginning antiphon for an examination of conscience helps me to bring closure before sleep with a look in depth at where I met God during my day and did I listen to what I was hearing with the heart, and was I truly grateful. Coming to the end of the day with the practice of meditation and Compline, night prayer, takes the guess work out of this special time, of quiet, before sleep. For me it helps with my rest, resting in God.